Opiate Painkiller Addiction Treatment

just seems like addiction to painkillers is getting worse
over time. Initially it starts by treatment from a doctor for chronic pain due
to an accident, injury or illness and treated with narcotics. It is estimated
there is two million people are on opiate painkillers. When taken as directed opiate
abuse rarely happens.

Common drugs most
commonly prescribed by doctors

Â·Vicodin

Â·OxyContin,

Â·Percocet

Â·Other opiates include: Darvon, Demerol and Dilaudid,
medications with codeine and morphine, are included as opiates too.

Opiate addiction

Pain medicine
overdose has taken over marijuana and cocaine abuse in some areas. Research
estimates that 9% of the population has taken drugs of some kind in their
lifetime. People with substance abuse problems or relatives are at a higher
risk

for addiction, and need to be careful when taking narcotics.

Examples of opiates are vicodinÂ®, oxycontinÂ®, PercocetÂ®.
Others are darvonÂ®, DemerolÂ® and dilaudidÂ®, medications with codeine and
morphine in them.

Narcotics addiction

When your body sends off a trigger to your brain wanting
more, this is when painkiller addiction occurs. When it happens your body needs
a basic amount in your body to fulfill its narcotics addiction requirements. If
not your body goes through withdrawal symptoms, causing addiction, in addition
to the severe chronic pain symptoms.

Symptoms of pain medication overdose

Getting to much pain medication can cause an intense "rush"
or "high" which can cause breathing problems in some peopleâ¦and even death. Not
taking drugs for pain when you really need them can lead to other problems, fatigue,
high blood pressure, lower immune system and depression. Long-term use of
painkillers may make you tolerant to the opioids drug, and require you to take
more.

Addiction treatment

Addictio

n means that you can't get off a drug even if you
want to. Getting addiction treatment for painkiller drugs needs to be
supervised by the doctor as it can be fatal. It has to be done slowly controlled.
Methadone was used for opiate addiction, but it has been found to just
replacing one drug with another. Buprenorphine is a drug now used for
painkillers addiction because it causes a total withdrawal from the opiate
addiction.

Consult your doctor if your pain reliever stops
working. Don't increase the dose - or take it more often - on your own.

Follow usage instructions. Do not chew, break or crush
tablets before swallowing.

If you forget to take a dose and it is almost time for
the next pill, skip the missed one. Never take a double dose.

Don't use someone else's prescription.

Always have your medicine prescribed by the same doctor.

Don't take pain medicine to dull anxiety, stress or
depression.

Don't use opiates if drinking alcohol or taking other
drugs that depress the nervous system (e.g., sleeping pills or antianxiety
drugs). The mix is very dangerous.

Don't use opiates if drinking alcohol or taking other
drugs that depress the nervous system (e.g., sleeping pills or antianxiety
drugs). The mix is very dangerous.

Comments

Jan 12, 2012 12:35am

Dannieaddison
It is used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. It also may be used to treat pain caused by surgery and chronic conditions such as cancer or joint pain. but i believe that i am not that too addicted to any medicines have taken from http://www.superdrugsaver.com.

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